AMERICAN VASCULAR - Key Persons
Amy graduated from Iowa State with her Bachelors degree and graduated from Barnes Jewish College with an associates in Radiography. Amy has been a Rad Tech for 15 years and has been the director at Vascular Institute of the Midwest for the past 4 years. She is happily married with 4 very active sons. She is passionate about reading, being outdoors and enjoying quality time with her family.
Job Titles:
- Interventional Radiologic Technologist
Anthony Obata is an Interventional Radiologic Technologist with over 31 years of patient care and leadership experience. He has worked with several hospital systems in the Atlanta area and for the last 10 years has been Clinical Director of Operations for Newnan Vascular Center. He is a skilled and trusted leader that focuses on patient centered cost effective care.
Dr. Neves specializes in both open and endovascular (minimally invasive) repair of aneurysm disease as well as carotid artery surgery for stroke prevention. He offers percutaneous or incision-less repair of aortic aneurysms. Other areas of interest include complex lower extremity endovascular reconstructions with minimally invasive procedure with balloon angioplasty, atherectomy and stenting for peripheral arterial disease, complex lower extremity bypass procedures, carotid artery stenting, hemodialysis access, placement and retrieval of IVC filters, treatment of varicose veins and all types of venous disorders. Dr. Neves also received training in the evaluation and minimally invasive treatment for pelvic congestion syndrome.
Job Titles:
- Health Care Executive
- VP Clinical Operations
Charles Webb is an accomplished health care executive with over 25 years of combined experience driving efficient patient focused care. Charles joined AVA as Vice President of Clinical operations in 2019. Prior to taking the VP of Clinical Operations role, Charles held several increasingly responsible roles including Director of Emergency Services, Director of Clinical Operations and Patient care administrator. Charles has built a reputation for driving growth, profitability, excellence in patient care and high satisfaction scores.
(Volusia-Flagler Vascular Center) Daniel V. Patel, M.D., is an interventional nephrologist who is board certified in internal medicine with subspecialty certification in nephrology. His clinical interests include stent-graft use in dialysis access, intravascular ultrasound, drug-coated balloon technology, and central venous stenosis.
Dawn Hackney has over 20 years of experience in healthcare services with a deep knowledge of leadership, strategic planning, operations and financial management expertise. Prior to American Vascular Associates, Dawn served as the Vice President of Care Access Research, a leading provider of clinical research trials headquartered in Boston and has been honored as a finalist in Tampa Bay Business Journal's CFO of the Year. She has been published by the Tampa Bay Business and Wealth magazine as a Women in Influence. Earlier, Dawn served as the Chief Financial Officer of Meridian Research, a Tampa Bay based clinical research trial organization at which she was fundamental in their growth and acquisition to Avego Management Investors. Dawn has served as Treasurer for Tampa's chapter of the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA) and is active in the Arts as she held a Board of Director seat for The FreeFall Theater. Dawn holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of South Florida.
Job Titles:
- Chief Medical Officer, AVA
- Interventional Cardiologist
(Vascular Institute of the Midwest) Dr. Eric Dippel, MD is a Cardiologist in Davenport, IA. Dr. Dippel completed their Medical School at University Of Iowa College Of Medicine. Following their education, Dr. Dippel was board certified by the American Board of Interventional Cardiology.
(Newnan Vascular Center) Dr. Eric Wellons, MD is a General Surgery Specialist in Newnan, GA and has over 25 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University School Of Medicine medical school in 1995. In addition to his primary areas of practice, Dr. Wellons has also been educated in advanced trauma life support, vascular laboratory interpretation, and advanced laparoscopic techniques.
(Columbus Vascular Center) Dr. James A Stevick, MD, is a General Surgeon with a specialization in Vascular procedures. He attended and graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 1989, having over 31 years of diverse experience, especially in Vascular Surgery. He completed his residency at The Medical Center of Central Georgia and is a member of the American College of Surgeons.
Job Titles:
- Interventional Cardiologist
Job Titles:
- FSIR Vascular and Interventional Radiologist
Dr. John Lipman is a board-certified, award-winning vascular and interventional radiologist who specializes in fibroid treatment and has performed over 8,000 uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) procedures. He has extensive experience caring for patients with uterine fibroids and seeks to educate the public, as well as other physicians, about fibroids and the minimally- invasive UFE procedure.
Dr. Lipman earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. His radiology residency was at Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Afterwards, he completed his training with fellowships in vascular and interventional radiology at Yale New-Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, as well as, the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR); a distinction that only 10% of Interventional Radiologists achieve in their career. He has delivered over 200 lectures globally and continues to volunteer at a non-profit health care center to ensure that help reaches those without access to traditional care.
Dr. Mark Garcia is an award-winning vascular and interventional radiologist who received his Masters Degree from the University of Illinois and his Doctor of Medicine from Thomas Jefferson Medical College. He brings with him years of experience in publishing academic articles and research, conducting clinical trials and providing quality care to patients.
Prior to joining American Vascular Associates, Dr. Garcia practiced in both private practice and as an employed physician at Christiana Care Health Services for nearly 20 years. While there, he was the Chief of Interventional Radiology, the Medical Director of the VIR Fellowship Program, and the Medical Director of both the Center for Comprehensive Venous Health and Christiana Care Center for Heart & Vascular Health Peripheral Vascular Section. He then served as the Chief Medical Officer for Merit Medical Systems before starting his own private practice and, combined with his wife Elaine, opened an OBL. He is also the founder and medical director of Endovascular Consultants, in Wilmington, DE.
Job Titles:
- Interventional Radiologist
(Southpark Vascular Center) Dr. Salman S. Mufti is a graduate from Rutgers University with highest honors and a former Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar. He completed his education in Vascular and Interventional Radiology from Brown University in Rhode Island.
For the last sixteen years, Dr. Mufti has practiced in Northern Virginia with Inova Health Systems and Fairfax Radiology and serving as the Chief of Vascular and IR from 2017-2020.
He has had numerous accolades including being voted "top doctor" for the Washingtonian Magazine over 13 times and "top doctor" for Northern Virginia Magazine. He actively teaches residents and medical students from UVA and VCU.
He specializes in complex vascular and endovascular procedures, uterine fibroid treatments, vein procedures, and pain management procedures such as kyphoplasty and nerve blocks.
Dr. Mufti enjoys music, movies and is an avid sports fan.
Job Titles:
- Founder of Amputation Prevention Center of North Carolina
- RPVI Interventional Cardiologist
(Vascular Solutions of North Carolina) Dr. Siddhartha (Sid) Rao, founder of Amputation Prevention Center of North Carolina and Vascular Solutions of North Carolina, is an interventional cardiologist whose clinical practice includes care of patients with advanced peripheral artery disease (PAD), venous disease (deep venous thrombosis/DVT and varicose veins). He has dedicated a majority of his professional time to the care of his patients with limb and life threatening PAD performing and pioneering minimally invasive techniques like "primary pedal" procedures (that significantly reduce the risk of complications and greatly reduce recovery time after angioplasty/stent procedures) and limb-saving deep vein arterializations for North Carolina residents, who are otherwise offered only major lower extremity amputations.
His work in establishing a limb salvage program led to recognition of his practice site as a Center of Excellence in the quarterly publication of CLI Global. Dr. Rao is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology and vascular ultrasound. He is a registered physician in vascular interpretation (RPVI) and also recognized by the American Board of Vascular Medicine Diplomates in vascular medicine and endovascular medicine. Dr. Rao has served as faculty at multiple national and international educational meetings like AMP, NCVH and LINC Mount Sinai. He's involved in multiple PAD clinical trials. Dr. Rao has published articles in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, CLI Global Society Journal, Journal of Invasive Cardiology, Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology and Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology (PACE).
He graduated from one of the most competitive medical schools in India - JIPMER, Pondicherry in 1998 with honors. He served as chief medical resident from 2003-2004 after finishing a 3-year internal medicine residency at Wayne State University. After working as an internist in an underserved area in Wake County, NC for four years, he finished a 3-year cardiology fellowship and then a 1-year interventional cardiology fellowship at UNC, Chapel Hill. Subsequently, he obtained additional training in interventional vascular procedures at Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA and Prairie Cardiovascular, Springfield, IL. Dr. Rao and his wife have made North Carolina their home since 2004. He's a fitness enthusiast and in his spare time, he indulges in biking and weight training.
Job Titles:
- Vascular and Interventional Radiologist
Job Titles:
- Interventional Cardiologist
(Central Georgia Vascular Solutions) Dr. Daniel specializes in interventional cardiology and peripheral vascular disease.
(Columbus Vascular) Hiren Shah M.D., FACC, FSCAI received his medical degree from Rural Medical College in Maharashtra, India. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology at Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Temple University Clinical Campus, Pittsburgh, PA. After practicing in Tucson, AZ , Dr. Shah moved to Columbus, GA. Dr. Shah is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Interventional Cardiology. He also has additional certifications by the Board of Nuclear Cardiology and National Board of Echocardiography. Besides his training in cardiology, Dr. Shah has extensive experience in medical and interventional treatment of Peripheral Vascular Disease. He has published and presented original research at national scientific meetings. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling and spending time with his wife, Shikha and their two children.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Founder
A 30 year healthcare professional, Jan is the CEO of American Vascular and founded the Company ten years ago with the vision of patient first healthcare in an alternative site of care. Jan began her career as an RN, and went onto pioneering several successful joint venture healthcare ventures. She currently is on the Board for the Cardiovascular Coalition in Washington DC and is a frequent speaker throughout the country as an expert in Office Based Labs and Peripheral Arterial Disease focusing on early detection,intervention and treatment.
Job Titles:
- Interventional Cardiologist
(Southpark Vascular Center) Jaspreet Singh, MD completed his cardiology and interventional training at Northwell Health in New York. He is certified in cardiology, echocardiography, nuclear medicine and vascular ultrasound. His interests include complex high- risk coronary artery interventions, congestive heart failure, transcatheter aortic and mitral valve replacements, watchmen device implantation and peripheral artery disease. He grew up in India and speaks Punjabi and Hindi.
Job Titles:
- Chief Development Officer
John has a proven track record in healthcare Growth & Strategy, Business/People Development, Profit Margin Expansion, M&A Transformation/Optimization and Operations. In his role as C.D.O. he will lead new center creation, joint ventures, revenue production, brand performance and will work alongside of the CEO on company strategy. His entire career has been in healthcare and he has held senior positions with large publicly traded companies ($1.5B in revenue) and private equity ventures ($2M - $250M). jhadden@americanvascular.com
Job Titles:
- Controller
- Member of the AVA Management Team
(Greenhouse Vascular Center) Dr. Joseph Oolut completed his medical school at the University of Texas-Houston and subsequently completed internal medicine, a chief medical residency, and a renal fellowship at UT-Houston. After fellowship, he worked with Vascular Access Centers and became trained in interventional nephrology procedures. He was named the Medical Director of VAC-Seattle and completed vascular access and interventional radiology procedures in ten states around the country. After extensive experience with patient populations nationwide, he returned back to his hometown of Houston and became the Medical Director of VMI Sugar Land and was responsible for outpatient vascular access procedures and management for the region. In July 2016 he joined the Renal Clinic of Houston and has provided services to the Memorial and Katy area. Clinically he has strong interests in vascular access management with minimally invasive interventional techniques as well as management of acute kidney injury.
Job Titles:
- Director of Revenue Cycle Management
Kevin Caldwell, MD, received his medical degree from the University of Maryland, School of Medicine, in Baltimore, in 2011. Dr. Caldwell then completed an intern year in General Surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center and, most recently, completed an Integrated Vascular Surgery residency at Southern Illinois University, in Springfield, Ill.
Kevin has spent most of his professional career in the managed health care industry. He is a CPA, and has a long track record of successful operations with large payers. Moreover, he spent 15 years in healthcare administration with direct physician interaction. He has created many successful acquisitions with import distribution companies. Kevin is AVA's Chief Operating Officer
Laurie Brown - Chief Compliance Officer
Job Titles:
- Chief Compliance Officer
- Member of the AVA Management Team
Laurie Brown BSN, RN is currently the Chief Compliance Officer for American Vascular Associates with more than 17 years of leadership, clinical operation, and healthcare experience. Her experience includes Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) and office-based lab clinical operations, state licensure surveys in various states, CMS ASC facility certification, compliance, and accreditation surveys.Clinical and leadership roles include Trauma ICU Nurse, Interventional Radiology Nurse, Nurse Preceptor, ASC Manager, Director of Clinical Operations and Compliance, and Chief Compliance Officer. Laurie has also served on multi-state committee projects such as the Louisiana State Department of Health's Study workgroup regarding Bill HCR 70 "Potential Licensing of Endovascular Suites" and the Mississippi State Certificate of Need Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Digital Subtraction Angiography.
Having amassed over 20 years of experience in the nursing field, Madelyn King is the Interventional Cardiology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner for North Mississippi Vascular Care.
Madelyn completed her pre-nursing education with Mississippi State University prior to graduating with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). She then successfully pursued her Master of Science in Nursing as an acute nurse practitioner at the same institution.
While attending UMMC, Madelyn completed hundreds of hours' worth of experience in:
The Cardiac Care Intensive Care Unit (Cardiothoracic Surgery)
The Emergency Department at VA Hospital
The Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit
The Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Currently, Madelyn is licensed as both a registered nurse (RN) and an advanced practice registered nurse practitioner (APRN) with the Mississippi State Board of Nursing. She is also board-certified (BC) as an acute care nurse practitioner (ACNP) with the American Nurses
Southpark Vascular CenterHaving received extensive training at some of the country's most prestigious institutions for vascular care, Dr. Paul Butros completed his residency at Wayne State University before finishing his fellowships at Harvard Medical School and Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, respectively.
Job Titles:
- Interventional Radiologist
(Duval Vascular Center) Dr. Vitulli is board certified in vascular and interventional radiology with over 17 years of experience. He is a vascular specialist with a focus on proving minimally invasive non-surgical treatment for critical limb ischemia, limb salvage, venous disease, and uterine fibroids. Other specialized services include dialysis access management and invasive line placement.
(Central Georgia Vascular Solutions) Dr. Rahil Kazi is a Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) specialist in Warner Robins, Georgia. He specializes in Interventional Cardiology and Internal Medicine.
Job Titles:
- Interventional Radiologist
(Central Indiana Vascular Care) Dr. Halum is an interventional radiologist who specializes in peripheral vascular interventions. He holds a passion for eradicating amputations related to peripheral arterial disease. Additionally, he performs a variety of minimally invasive treatments for chronic deep venous thrombosis, superficial varicose veins, pelvic congestion, varicoceles, uterine fibroid embolization and vertebral augmentation. He graduated from Ross University School of Medicine. He attended Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare for his Residency in Radiology. Dr. Halum completed his Fellowship in Vascular and Interventional Radiology at University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria.
Job Titles:
- Interventional Cardiologist
Dr. Myers, one of the owners of Southern Delaware Vascular Institute and a member of Cardiovascular Consultants of Delaware, brings extensive expertise in Nuclear Cardiology and Peripheral Vascular Disease. He is board certified in Echocardiography, Cardiovascular Disease, and Interventional Cardiology. Dr. Myers graduated Magna Cum Laude from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. A native Delawarean, he grew up in North Bowers Beach. In addition to his medical career, Dr. Myers pursued a passion for baseball and played as a minor league pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles and Minnesota Twins. Currently, Dr. Myers resides in Lewes with his wife and five children.
(Greenhouse Vascular Center) Dr. Harlin completed his fellowship in vascular surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He is an esteemed and decorated Air Force medical Veteran where he served in the US Military from 1992 to 1999. His broad background includes caring for the following conditions: peripheral vascular disease, aortic aneurysm, carotid disease, venous disease, and dialysis access. Dr. Harlin enjoys being outdoors especially going to his farm and running.
(Douglas Vascular Center) William H. Davis, MD, FACS, is a highly skilled and compassionate vascular surgeon at Douglas Vascular Center in Douglas, Georgia. His goal is to protect the health of his patients' arteries and veins with the most state-of-the-art technology possible while simultaneously providing individualized attention and care. In 2000, Dr. Davis completed a certified endovascular fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. As both a Registered Vascular Technologist® (RVT®) and Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation® (RPVI®), Dr. Davis is an expert in using ultrasound technology and imaging to diagnose and treat vascular disease. He's certified by the American Board of Surgery.
Today, William Kaiser is licensed in both Texas and Georgia and serves as the lead physician of Douglas Vascular Center. He is married to Lindsey Kaiser, PA, and together they have 5 children.
Job Titles:
- Founder / Investor Relations